[Commlist] Postdoctoral Research Associate for Statetech

We are looking for a further postdoctoral research associate to join the 
STATETECH team at Goldsmiths, University of London.

The post-doc will lead on the work package ‘infrastructures’ for the 
ERC-funded project ‘State-tech relations in the datafied welfare state 
[STATETECH]’ mapping infrastructures of data systems used by governments 
across Europe. Positions are 1.0FTE for 36 months. Deadline for 
applications: 5th of August with a start-date of October 1st, 2026 (or 
as soon as possible thereafter).

More details here: https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=003A2026

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Post-doctoral Research Associate

What makes Goldsmith's unique?

Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for 
rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our 
hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to 
make a place where creative minds can thrive.

About the Department

Goldsmiths’ School of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies is one 
of the longest established departments for teaching and researching 
media in the world. Housed in the award-winning Professor Stuart Hall 
Building, it has an internationally outstanding reputation for creative 
and radical thinking and practice. We are committed to a vibrant 
teaching and research programme that combines theory and practice with 
interdisciplinary engagement with the latest developments in media, 
communications and cultural studies. The School is currently ranked 11th 
in the world (and 2nd in the UK) for communication and media studies (QS 
World Rankings by subject 2023) and second in the UK for research 
assessed as 3* and 4* - with 96% of our research evaluated as 'world 
leading or internationally excellent' in the latest Research Excellence 
Framework (2021).

About the Role

The post-doctoral research associate will work on the international 
project ‘State-tech relations in the datafied welfare state: Examining 
the computational transformation of the European Social Model 
[STATETECH]’ led by Prof Lina Dencik and funded by an Advanced Grant 
from the European Research Council. The project explores the 
relationship between digital technology providers and European welfare 
states in the context of data-driven innovation. The candidate will 
oversee the work package on ‘infrastructures’ that examines the features 
and ecosystems of platforms and AI applications that are used by 
different governments. The candidate will be expected to work 
collaboratively to map data infrastructures and have the ability to use 
some data science methods.

About the Candidate

The successful candidate must have a PhD in infrastructure studies, data 
science or related fields, and have experience mapping data 
infrastructures. We are particularly looking for someone who has a good 
understanding of the technical features of platforms and AI and who is 
able to use some data science methods to collect and visualize data on 
government data systems in Europe.

Benefits

We have generous benefits – an agile working environment, 28 days’ 
annual leave plus 6 paid closure days (4 at Christmas and 2 at Easter) 
plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension 
scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of 
wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club and creative 
writing classes.

Further Details:
Job Description (PDF) > 
https://jobs.gold.ac.uk/Upload/vacancies/files/4/Postdoctoral%20RA%20job_STATETECH_W2.pdf
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